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Old General and Widow's Betrothal Tale Unfolds in Rural Memoir
A long humorous narrative follows General Uncle Toby living solitary with wealth who seeks marriage to a widow. She playfully detaches his wig, they laugh, and soon plan to wed. Interleaved are confessional letters and moral sketches on temperance, marriage, and social woes from 1831 Missouri and New York era.
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Etonica
Eton College
Earth
Mars
Cupid
Dan Cupid
Wadman
J Jn
Toby
Othelthello
Wedman
Uncle Toby
Pep the Quese
Vance Gedble
Fentle
Cain
Mortimer
Orville
Zenobia
Gulf of Mexico
Aly
Maine
New York Daily Times
Temperance Lanner
Gov. Seward
Michigan Railroad
van Dyke
Fle
Kufis Choate
Massachusetts
Edward Everei
Everett
Calhoun
Abr
Webster
Frunh
Stratege Springs
State of New York
Friends of Temperance
United States
British Provinces
Vermont
Michigan
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Thuen
Sorz
Burt
Cocamittes
Cominsiltex
Leva
jAnd
Maria
Unon
Cavas
Medi ‘Cal
America
Friends of An
Munisters Ald
Reuben HH. Walworti
Puther
Matthew
New York
New
Pather Mathew Fund
Henry Grinnell
New York City
U Henry Clay
Clay
Scandia
Kaemper
Tey
Elousé
Bne